Elmbarn Farm Westerleigh Road Westerleigh South Gloucestershire BS37 8QF Data via plota.co.uk

P26/00995/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 9no. dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
5 May 2026
✗
Refused
4 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Jun 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Elm Farmhouse, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Yate built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BS37 8QF
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Parish
Westerleigh And Coalpit Heath Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 31 days faster than South Gloucestershire's median of 61 for new homes. Refused, as 23% of new homes here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
133decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026